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Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department competition puts training to the testVideo
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department brought back a long-dormant showdown between its members Sunday, reviving a friendly competition meant to get firefighters excited about training. Six teams took part in the hose laying competition at Lynch Field — one for each of the department’s five companies and one for its...
Hundreds of Trump supporters parade down Route 30Video
A convoy of hundreds of cars, trucks and motorcycles paraded down Route 30 on Sunday, with horns blaring, flags waving and shouts of “four more years.” The parade, and the ensuing rally at Irwin Park, was held to support the reelection of President Trump. Bruce Egan of North Huntingdon drove...
‘It’s kind of unprecedented’: Tailgaters, restaurants make best of Steelers home openerVideo
It was a very different scene Sunday on the North Shore before the Steelers home opener. As in, there was hardly a scene at all. The parking lots around Heinz Field, normally bursting with excited Steelers fans, were bare. Coronavirus-related restrictions had barred the usual tailgaters from their usual spots....
Maurkice Pouncey honors fallen police officer Eric Kelly for Steelers game against Broncos
After indicating he would reconsider honoring Antwon Rose Jr. as a helmet tribute, Pittsburgh Steelers center and offensive captain Maurkice Pouncey chose the name of a fallen police officer to wear on the back of his helmet Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Pouncey had the name of Eric Kelly, one...
Coroner IDs man killed by train in Hempfield
The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office identified the man struck and killed by a train Saturday in Hempfield as Bryson K. Braun, 28, of Hempfield. Braun was walking along train tracks near the end of Clark Street about 4:45 p.m. The westbound train’s conductor and engineer spotted him, started to brake...
Pandemic canning demand leads to shortage of lids, jars
Angelo Pugliano and his family regularly can between 300 and 400 jars of fresh-grown tomatoes every season. This year, they had to settle for less. When they went to buy new lids, none could be found, after the coronavirus pandemic tossed a wrench into the country’s manufacturing and retail works....
Man struck by train in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man is in critical condition after being struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Pittsburgh’s South Side Sunday, according to the city public safety department. The incident near the 12th street crossing happened just before 3 a.m. First responders found the man with a head injury and took him...
Car crashes over embankment on Route 56 New Kensington
A car crashed through a guardrail over an embankment on Route 56 in New Kensington Sunday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911. The single-vehicle crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near Craigdell Road. Route 56 westbound was closed as of 9 a.m. Nobody was trapped in the car, but first responders...
Tractor-trailer crashes into Primanti’s in Robinson
A tractor-trailer crashed through the front of a Primanti Bros. restaurant in Robinson early Sunday morning, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The crash on Steubenville Pike happened around 4 a.m. The front lobby of the building was heavily damaged in the crash. A tractor trailer plows into the Primantis on...
Fall enrollment increases at Slippery Rock and Cal U
Early enrollment numbers from two local public universities suggest the global pandemic is yielding a silver lining where graduate school enrollment is concerned. Officials at California and Slippery Rock universities said total enrollment at both schools is up slightly this fall, thanks to a bump in those opting to pursue...
New Kensington man struggling after parked car destroyed in shooting, crashVideo
Jay Geyer has heard the sound of gunfire in his New Kensington neighborhood. Sometimes, it’s only fireworks, but often, it’s the real thing. His life had never been touched by the violence surrounding him until the day it crashed into his car, destroying it. Now his niece, Nicole Geyer of...
Trump pledges to nominate woman for Supreme Court, pushes Senate to move quickly
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay. Taking the stage at a North Carolina rally...
Murrysville couple funds purchase, training of new police dog
Murrysville Police Sgt. Scott Kettren was not shy about his emotional state when his K-9 partner of nearly a decade, a Belgian Malinois named Argos, spent his last day with the department in May 2019. “I cried driving home that night,” Kettren said. Kettren took stock of his professional skills...
1 killed in Hempfield along Norfolk Southern railroad tracks
A person has died after being struck by a train in Hempfield. A Westmoreland County dispatcher said the incident took place around 4:45 p.m. Saturday along the Norfolk Southern tracks at the end of Clark Street. Authorities could not confirm if the victim was a man or a woman. Railroad...
What’s next with the Supreme Court vacancy?Video
WASHINGTON — The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is putting the Senate in unchartered political terrain. There’s no recent precedent for a confirmation vote so close to a presidential election. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination, even...
Conservatives address socialism fears at Washington County conference
Conservative politicians and media personalities drew battle lines Saturday at an airplane hangar in Washington County. “Donald Trump is the only thing standing in the way of socialism in this country,” said Sean Parnell, a Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb for the 17th Congressional District. “He fights for us,...
AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin
WASHINGTON — Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday. The letter was intercepted at a government facility that screens mail addressed to the White House and President Donald Trump, the official said....
Allegheny County sees 85 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 85 new coronavirus cases. The county now has a total of 11,663 cases of covid-19, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. Among Saturday’s batch of newly reported cases, 69 were confirmed while 16 were listed as probable. The results came from tests conducted from...
With Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix canceled, classic motorcycles hit the road in Ligonier for charityVideo
Motorcycles new and old left Ligonier with engines roaring Saturday morning for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix’s motorbike back roads tour. The tour is a new event this year, organized after the July cancellation of the Grand Prix because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Those of us that are on the...
Editorial: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and necessary dissent
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not a judge. She was a justice. A judge sits on a lower court, hearing criminal and civil cases as they enter into the judicial system. Judges set bail, instruct juries, rule on objections. A justice, on the other hand, sits on higher courts — in...
Pennsylvania’s cut of $300-a-week jobless aid half gone, apply now before it’s too late, state says
A week after the Trump administration abruptly announced that hundreds of thousands of covid-19-related jobless Pennsylvanians would receive an extra $300 weekly for six weeks only rather than through the end of the year, as initially promised, the state said it already distributed almost half of its allocation. Pennsylvania sent...
Larimer domestic dispute leads to SWAT response, man’s arrest
Pittsburgh police arrested a man Friday night after a domestic dispute and SWAT response in the city’s Larimer neighborhood. Officers responded at about 9 p.m. to the dispute, reported at a home in the 600 block of Lenora Street. A SWAT team was called when the man refused to come...
WPIAL high school football Week 2 scores for Sept. 18, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 2 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • PINE-RICHLAND 34, UPPER ST. CLAIR 13 Rams quarterback Cole Spencer threw three touchdowns — two to wide receiver Alex Gochis — and Caden Schweiger also scored twice in the win. •...
2 killed in 1-vehicle crash in Forward Township; driver identified
Two people were killed in a one-vehicle crash Friday evening in Forward Township. The driver, Christopher Suss, 37, of Elizabeth, was found dead at the scene by first responders, according to Allegheny County Police. The cause of his death was blunt force injuries to the head, trunk and extremities, the...
After Ginsburg: McConnell pledges quick vote on successor
WASHINGTON — The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President Donald Trump nominates. McConnell, in a statement just...
